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Federal Prosecutorial Discretion Topic of White Paper From CRS
June 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11326) on June 20, 2025, by legislative attorney Cassandra J. Barnum:

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Federal Prosecutorial Discretion: A Brief Overview

The exercise of prosecutorial discretion has frequently been a matter of congressional interest. For example, on February 15, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed a pending criminal case against New Y . . .

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